Daniel swell



D. SNELL.

(No Model.)

GATE.

UNITED STATES PATENT @Erica DANIEL SNELL, OF LTTLE FALLS, NEV YORK.

GATE.

GPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,567, dated December1, 1885.

Serial No. 156,724. (No model.)

Z'o all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, DANIEL SNELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Little Falls, in the county of Herkimer and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gates, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

My invention relates to gates, and more particularly to that class knownas sliding gates; and it has for its object to provide a gate of thischaracter which shall combine simplicity and cheapness of constructionwith effectiveness in operation and durability in use. r

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved constructionof latch and improved means for opening and closing the gate.

With these ends in View the invention con sists in the improvedconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, andpointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a gate constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view on theline as @Figa l. Fig. 8 isa detail sectional view through the latch,showing the keeper in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of thelatch detached.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the iigures, A represents asupporting-frame, which. consists of the top and bottom rails, B B',connected at each end by two uprights or standards, a a', the gatesliding between the uprights or standards a when being opened or closed,while the standards a serve as braces or supports for the top rail, and,if desired, one instead oi'two standards might be employed for thispurpose.

Connecting the top and bottom rails midway between the ends of the sameis a standard, c, which is connected with one of the standards oruprights, a, by means of bars d, which intersect and cross each othermidway between their ends, thus forming an inclined guide or way, d2,which is highest at about its center. The bottom rail, B', is providedon its upper face with a track or rail, C, Vwhich inclines upwardly forabout one-fourth of its length, then downwardly to a point about midwaybetween its ends, then upwardly and downwardly, fora purpose'which willbe eX- plained.

D represents the gate, which consists of the top and bottom railsconnected at their outer ends by a post or upright, d, and at their nnerends by two uprights, d", arranged upon opposite sides of the said topand bottom rails. The lower ends of said uprights extend below thebottom rail of the gate, and between the sameis journaled a roller, (1*,which is adapted to travel on the track C.

E represents uprights or standards, which' connect the top and bottomrails of the gate at equal distances from the ends, and said uprights orstandards, like the upright-s d', are extended below the bottom rail ofthe gate to receive a roller, e', which is journaled between the same,said roller resting or bearing upon the track, and being adapted totravel thereon when the gate is opened or closed. The post or upright d3and the standards E are connected by a series oflongitudinally-'disposed wires, which, however, if desired,n1ight bereplaced by a series of panels.

Upon the outer face of one of the uprights, c, near the upper endthereof, is provided an inwardly-extending keeper, F, which when thegate is closed is adapted to be engaged by a latch, G,. consisting of aplate, f, having a shaft which is mounted in holes or openings of the,standards E, and formed integral with said shaft or attached thereto isan arm, g, which when raised removes the plate f from engagement withthe keeper.

For operating the latch G, I have provided a bar, H, connecting theuprights or standards a and the central upright, c, near the upper endsof the same. The said bar H is provided with a horizontal opening, i nwhich are journaled rollers 7L, between which is adapted to pass a cord,i, connected with the arm g of the latch G, and for protecting saidrollers I have provided a strip, j, secured to the bar H, and having aslot, 7c, for the passage of the cord.

Upon one of the standards a is provided a stop or pin, I, which when thegate is closed is adapted to engage with an outwardly-extending pin onone of the uprights E,and thus hold the gate against upward movement.

Upon one of the uprights d is provided an outwardlyvextending pin orshaft, upon which is mounted a roller, m, which roller, when the gate isbeing opened or closed, is adapted to bear against the face oftheinclined guide d2, which serves to hold the gate steady while beingoperated, and also to prevent the upward movement of the inner end ofthe gate or itsy detachment from the track.

The operation may be briefly described as follows: To close the gate,the cord is given a quick pull or jerk, which imparts sufficient motionto the gate to carry it up the inclined planes of the track and to theother sides of the same. It then descends the inclined planes, and thelatch G engages the keeper, and the gate is held in a closed or lockedposition until the latch is raised.

To open the gate, the cord is given a quick pull, which trips the latchand imparts sufficient movement to the gate to cause it to move past theinclines, and it then descends by its own Weight.

It will be seen that, if desired, the frame of the gate upon which thetracks and mechanism are located might be inclosed by boarding up thesides of the same and extending the cord through an opening. In ,thisman- Yner the tracks would be entirely protected from rain, snow, Src.,and the gate could be worked at all times. While this feature is notshown in the drawings, it is thought that inasmuch as there is nonovelty in such a construction, an allusion thereto is all that isnecessary.

'Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a sliding gate, the frame having two inclined tracks arranged oneabove the other, and each raised at the center and inclining toward eachend, in combination with the gate carrying a pair of rollers located oneabove the other, one roller working against the under side of the uppertrack, the other traveling on the upper side of the lower track, as setforth.

2. The standards a ac,in combination with the lower track, C, extendingfrom the standard ato therstandard a, the upper track or way locatedbetween the standards a c, the gate carrying a pair of rollers at itsrear end, one roller arranged above the other, the upper roller workingagainst the under side of the upper track, and the lower roller on theupper side of the lower track, the gate when closed being held in placeat one end by the rollers, and stop-pins for holding the other end ofthe gate from upward movement, as set forth.

3. The frame provided with the inclined track O and the crossed bars d,which form an inclined track or way, d2, above the track G,incombination with the gate carrying rollers to work at all times againstthe under side of the upper track and the upper side of the lower track,as set forth.

4. The frame comprising the standards a a' c and the top and bottomrails, B B', in coinbinaiion with the inclined track C, supported on thebottom rails, the cross-bars d, connecting the standards a c, andforming an inclined guide or track, d2, and the gate carrying rollers towork against the tracks d2 C, as set forth.

5. The frame provided with a keeper, in combination with the gate, andthe herein-described latch carried by the latter and comprising thejournaled shaft, a plate at one end of the shaft to engage the keeper,an arm at the other end of said shaft, and a cord connecting with thearm, for the purpose set forth.

6. A gate comprising in its construction a frame having an inclinedtrack, as shown, a guide, d2, and a bar carrying rollers, a gate havingrollers to travel on said track, a roller to engage said guide, andstops for holding the gate from upward movement when closed, a keeper onthe frame, a pivoted latch to engage the same, and a cord for operatingsaid latch, the parts being combined substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL SNELL.

Witnesses:

ALBERT STORY, S. J. WArnRs, Jr.

